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Claudine Carmel

Lucy Lick-Me-Not and the Day Eaters: A Birthday Story (The fantastic tales of Lucy Lick-Me-Not Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Claudine Carmel (Author), Bret Burkmar (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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NAMED TO KIRKUS REVIEWS' BEST BOOKS OF 2014

Lucy Lick-Me-Not and the Day Eaters is the first in a series of fantastic tales about Lucy, a brave little girl with poisonous skin who overcomes strange situations with bizarre beasts, marvelous monsters and curious creatures. The stories are told in verse with beautiful, distinctive illustrations.

Lucy wakes up on her birthday expecting gifts and chocolate cake, but instead she finds the day has completely vanished. When she comes face-to-face with the Day Eaters, the monsters responsible for her birthday’s disappearance, she must think fast and come up with a cunning plan to stop these greedy beasts and get her birthday back before she disappears too.

"In this fanciful picture book, a birthday disappears, and a little girl must get it back.
What if your favorite day just up and disappeared? What if that day was your birthday, never to be celebrated again? Such is Lucy’s dilemma. When she was younger, a frog shot her with a venom dart—thankfully, she was immune to the frog’s poison, but it turned her skin, well, poisonous. This proves to be perilous when the little girl begins to make friends. Soon, she becomes known as Lucy Lick-Me-Not (she’s lost a few kittens along the way). Like any child, Lucy loves her birthday—March 32nd—and she dreams of cake and presents. But it’s not to be so: Lucy wakes up on her birthday to find not presents and balloons, but just any other day—her birthday has vanished. When she comes upon the Day Eaters—the grumpy, colorful monsters responsible for this calendar change—Lucy must think fast in order to get her birthday back. A little dark and plenty humorous, this gem of a picture book will appeal to both kids and grown-ups. Children will appreciate the vibrant illustrations and the heroine’s happy-go-lucky attitude, while adults reading along will chuckle at Lucy Lick-Me-Not’s weirder, darker origin. Carmel’s rhyming prose is frothy and funny—a feat, considering that Carmel is telling the absurd tale of a girl whose skin is poisonous. The rhyming couplets work well, driving the story along while still keeping things lighthearted. Illustrator Burkmar’s drawings are vivacious and alluring, perfectly aligning with the work’s irreverent vibe; the monsters etched on the page are indeed absurd, but certainly not scary enough to frighten away younger readers. This work is the first in a planned Lucy Lick-Me-Not series, and future installments of Lucy’s story will assuredly be welcomed with open arms.
Bad news for kittens. A charming, wildly imaginative introduction to a brave new girl." Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

For more information visit www.lucylickmenot.com

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40 pages
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English
Grade level

1 - 2
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July 1, 2014
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"A little dark and plenty humorous, this gem of a picture book will appeal to both kids and grown-ups. Children will appreciate the vibrant illustrations and the heroine's happy-go-lucky attitude, while adults reading along will chuckle at Lucy Lick-Me-Not's weirder, darker origin. Carmel's rhyming prose is frothy and funny--a feat, considering that Carmel is telling the absurd tale of a girl whose skin is poisonous. The rhyming couplets work well, keeping things lighthearted. Illustrator Burkmar's drawings are vivacious and alluring, perfectly aligning with the work's irreverent vibe; the monsters etched on the page are indeed absurd, but certainly not scary enough to frighten away younger readers. This work is the first in a planned Lucy Lick-Me-Not series, and future installments of Lucy's story will assuredly be welcomed with open arms. A charming, wildly imaginative introduction to a brave new girl." Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

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Lucy wakes up on her birthday expecting gifts and chocolate cake, but instead she finds the day has completely vanished. When she comes face-to-face with the Day Eaters, the monsters responsible for her birthday's disappearance, she must think fast and come up with a cunning plan to stop these greedy beasts and get her birthday back before she disappears, too.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LWEMVUK
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Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6.6 MB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
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Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 2
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 8 years
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Claudine Carmel is an artist and children's author. Art has been an integral part of her life for as long as she can remember, and she pours her heart and soul into creating vibrant and joy-filled landscapes and seascapes. Her writing has been recognized with the prestigious Kirkus star, twice, and inclusion in Kirkus Reviews' best books of the year for 2014 and 2015. Having dedicated over a decade to studying film production and screenwriting, Claudine's writing spans various genres and formats, ranging from children's books to novels and screenplays. Raised in a seaside town on the picturesque south coast of England and currently residing in the Pacific Northwest, Claudine draws immense inspiration from her surroundings.

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